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ABU DHABI / WAM Addressing climate change is the key to a healthy recovery and to building a sustainable future because the economy of the future is a green economy and the society of the future is a green society, said Awaidha Murshed Al Marar, Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Department of Energy (DoE) in his keynote address at the ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM HH Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs, chaired the regular meeting of the Board of Directors of the Emirates Investment Authority (EIA) held here at Qasr Al Watan. During the meeting, Sheikh Mansour highlighted the authority’s key role in determining and coordinating the federal government’s fund investment policy, ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE is reinforcing its commitment to sustainable development in global post-Covid economic recovery according to Dr Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, UAE Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and UAE’s special envoy for Climate Change and Chairman of Masdar. Speaking at the opening ceremony of the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW), Dr Al Jaber said the ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and Etihad Airways, the UAE national airline, on Tuesday announced a partnership to launch the IATA Travel Pass for Etihad Airways’ guests. The IATA Travel Pass is a mobile app to help passengers easily and securely manage their travel in line with government requirements for Covid-19 tests or vaccines. IATA ...

Bloomberg Europe’s aviation safety regulator is poised to clear the Boeing Co 737 Max for a return to service in the region, marking a major step in the jet’s global comeback from two deadly crashes. The final airworthiness directive will be issued next week, spelling out required changes and added pilot training requirements, European Union Aviation Safety Agency Executive Director ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Frederick Kempe, Chief Executive Officer of the Atlantic Council, an American Atlanticist think tank which focuses on international relations, has noted the UAE’s environmentally-friendly efforts, especially given it is one of the lowest Greenhouse GAS (GHG) emission producers of oil and gas in the world. In an interview with the Emirates News Agency (WAM), Kempe said ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB) has launched a new healthcare-focused equities basket note. The structured note provides 95 percent capital protection, while offering no cap on the potential return and matures in 12 months. The note is open for subscription until February 4, with a minimum investment commitment of $50,000. Customers will have the option to ...

RAS AL KHAIMAH / WAM Ras Al Khaimah International Airport (RAK International Airport) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, with the agreement aiming to build connectivity between the emirate and the kingdom. Heralding a new phase of operations for RAK International Airport, which is quickly establishing itself as a ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Ministry of Health and Prevention, MoHAP, announced that it conducted 163,049 additional Covid-19 tests over the past 24 hours, using state-of-the-art medical testing equipment. In a statement, the ministry stressed its aim to continue expanding the scope of testing nationwide to facilitate the early detection of coronavirus cases and carry out the necessary treatment. As ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The International Air Transport Association and Etihad Airways, the UAE national airline, on Tuesday announced a partnership to launch the IATA Travel Pass for Etihad Airways’ guests. The IATA Travel Pass is a mobile app to help passengers easily and securely manage their travel in line with government requirements for Covid-19 tests or vaccines. IATA Travel ...